New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790

New York City has a significant impact on global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education
11/9 event (Tuesday, September 11, 2001) US
The September 11 attacks, were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001, Nearly 3,000 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks
The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year,
geographic location
40° 43′ 0″ N, 74° 0′ 0″ W
40.716667, -74